Friday, December 10

Randomness From a Girl Named Katie

I'm busy... which makes me feel scattered... which makes my thoughts a random jumble. I'm juggling my animal deadlines for each day, baby room plans (haven't even started, btw), Christmas gifts, and life in general all in the front of my head. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, it just makes having a conversation with me a little extra entertaining. I feel like I'm spewing random thoughts and jumping subjects like nobody's business. Thank goodness for my notebook. ;)

1. I have a new blog button on the side <------ if anyone is interested.

2. I got a Fuji Instax Wide a couple of weeks ago and it makes me super happy. :)

3. This time of year I CANNOT eat enough peppermint bark. This is probably why I always gain a winter 10.

4. We are going to see the new Narnia movie tonight. Hope has been waiting MONTHS!

6. We're shopping for a pet. Shhhhh. My daughter told Santa that all she wants for Christmas is a pet. How can he not deliver? ;) Since we have a baby coming in 4 weeks, a dog is kinda out of the question for me. We're leaning towards one of these:

We had guinea pigs growing up. I loved them! They are good for kids to learn responsibility without being too much work. And I liked that they were big enough to hold easily without worrying about them wiggling away!

guinea pigs are sweet but very skittish. I have two rats for my boys (well me too I love them) and they are the sweetest things. My one follows me around like a dog. I hope you find a little friend your daughter will love. There are usually always alot on craigslist or breeders in your area if you can find them.

My first pet was a guinea pig! He was awesome. My little sister had one too, and they had babies. The babies were the cutest things ever.

You should know, guinea pigs make lots of noise. They'll squeal when you come home and the chewing on the water bottle is kind of loud. We used to put a sheet over their cage to make them go to sleep at night, which worked pretty well.

But they're totally adorable and furry and they have little leashes you can walk them on!

I love guinea pigs!! I had two while growing up and they lived a nice happy life. They loved to be warm and they loved to burrow into things so I had large pieces of pvc pipe cut for them to cuddle in and they loved being held in a fleece blanket while I watched TV.

I LOVED guinea pigs! SO fun. I had two growing up. Idk what kind of a kid Hope is, but I was a "squeezer" with animals. So my parents had to have a talk with me about that after guinea #1 bit me. But they are really low maintenance, as long as you keep up on the cage- which will probably be mostly your job haha ;)

My boyfriend has a guinea pig (and yes he is 26 not 12 :]). That guinea pig is sooooo cute and funny. He does make a lot of noise. He has his happy purr and his scared squeaks but they are all adorable noises. They are also pretty easy to pick up and hold. We bought a little carrier and take him with us sometimes. He also has a portable fence so we'll take him to the park and let him run around in grass. Just make sure you keep their nails trimmed or else they can grow into the feet.

You can set up your very own DIY pet monitoring system by using any simple, off-the-shelf webcam. Even old, unused ones that you may have lying around will work. Decide on the number of cameras you wish to set-up (usually - one in every room that your pet may walk around in, with a maximum of 4 cameras). Once you're done with this, use a webcam software like GotoCamera that's easily available on the internet. Some of them even offer a basic version of this service for free. By paying a bit more ( usually, not more than $4 a month), you will get a whole bunch of added benefits such as motion detection, email alerts, mobile alerts, etc.